What  is  the  basis  of  belief  in  an  era  when  globalization,  multiculturalism  and  big  business  in  the  new  religion?  Slavoj  Zˇizěk, renowned philosopher and irrepressible cultural critic, takes on all comers in this compelling and breathtaking new book.From “cyberspace reason” to the paradox that is “Western Buddhism,”  On Belief gets behind the contours of the way we normally think about belief, in particular Judaism and Christianity. Holding up  the  so-called  authenticity  of  religious  belief  to  critical  light, Zˇizěk  draws  on  psychoanalysis,  film  and  philosophy  to  reveal  in startling fashion that nothing could be worse for believers than their beliefs turning out to be true.On  Belief  is  essential  reading  for  anyone  interested  in  how  we continue to hold beliefs in this postmodern age.